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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN73554751
ISRCTN73554751
Completed
Not Applicable

A feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial to measure the impact of frenotomy in breastfed infants with tongue tie

Southmead Hospital (UK)0 sites100 target enrollmentOctober 20, 2011

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Southmead Hospital (UK)
Enrollment
100
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 20, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Southmead Hospital (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Term born infants with a functionally significant tongue tie (Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function \[HATLFF] score between 6\-12\) with breast feeding difficulties (LATCH score \<\-8\)
  • 2\. Male and female participants
  • 3\. Upper Age Limit is 14 days

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Preterm infants
  • 2\. Infants with serious congenital anomalies
  • 3\. Infants who have lost \>10% of their birth weight unless found to be well enough after checking by a neonatologist
  • 4\. Infants with a HATLFF score of \<6, and those over 2 weeks old will be excluded from the study
  • 5\. Mothers who do not want their baby to have surgery
  • 6\. Babies that have not received vitamin K soon after birth, unless the mother agrees to an injection of vitamin K one hour before entering the trial

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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